Leaving a bike in the rain

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Give it a good clean an then apply some ACF-50, this will help prevent and protect against corrosion.

There are products similar to ACF-50 on the market and well known in the motorcycle world, but nothing is as good.

Thats the stuff I couldn't remember the name off...

with the acf-50, do you just spray it on everything but the plastic fairings?

Originally Posted by nik_nunez

with the acf-50, do you just spray it on everything but the plastic fairings?

Yeap, but use common sense and keep it away from the brakes!!!

Originally Posted by nik_nunez

with the acf-50, do you just spray it on everything but the plastic fairings?

Why not spray it on the plastics?! No harm in it from what I can see, and spraying mine last year certainly seemed to keep it less 'gunky' and much easier to clean.

I was speaking to my mechanic mate the other week, and whilst bitching about the English weather we came on to ACF-50. He said the reason it's so good and so much better than, say, WD-40 (aside from the acid!) is that the ACF-50 actually neutralises the salt in the road spray "on impact", whereas (most of??!) the other cleaners don't.

I'm tending to keep a coat on all year round - and in actual fact it's best if you don't keep cleaning it till it's spotless as you'll remove the 'buildup' of ACF-50 -> Simply spray it whilst it's still wet after a ride.

now i may be wrng here but i would have thourgtht hat the way in which its applied would be a masive factor in how well it performs. I mean if you were to spray wd40 on something then you get a massive amount that would dry with a non uniform film. by atomising the ac50 you are ensuring an even coat and better covereage. What do you think?

anyone fancy hosting a ac50 session?

[MiniMac]

I can't find the link but there is someone who wraps the bike up and then applies the ACF in a high pressure mist.

If we can get a few people together so when he travells its better for him, its cheap.

somone posted the link on the page before

http://www.allyearbiker.co.uk/Bike_P...Treatment.html

i only live 20 mins from them, and booked a date for sunday - will let you know how it goes

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

anyone fancy hosting a ac50 session?

That just sounds wrong....

Originally Posted by Al_Sweetman

That just sounds wrong....

but you like it

Originally Posted by nik_nunez

somone posted the link on the page before

http://www.allyearbiker.co.uk/Bike_P...Treatment.html

i only live 20 mins from them, and booked a date for sunday - will let you know how it goes

Mmmmh I think I can get 4 bikes together....